Mediating effect of coping style on the relationship between clinical leadership and quality of work life among nurses in tertiary-level hospitals in China: a cross-sectional study

ObjectiveTo explore the association between clinical leadership and quality of work life, as well as the mediating role of coping style in this relationship.SettingThree tertiary-level hospitals in Liaoning Province, China.ParticipantsA total of 1209 nurses were recruited for this study. Registered...

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Published in:BMJ open 2021-02, Vol.11 (2), p.e041862-e041862
Main Authors: Li, Hongli, Chang, Hui, Tao, Zijun, Zhang, Dan, Shi, Ying, Li, Xiaofei
Format: Article
Language:English
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Adaptation, Psychological
Breastfeeding & lactation
China
Chronic illnesses
Coping
Cross-Sectional Studies
Disease
Education
education & training (see medical education & training)
Employees
health services administration & management
Hospitals
Humans
Leadership
Nurses
Nursing
organisational development
Overtime
Patients
quality in healthcare
Quality of Life
Quality of work
Questionnaires
Response rates
Shift work
Stress
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:ObjectiveTo explore the association between clinical leadership and quality of work life, as well as the mediating role of coping style in this relationship.SettingThree tertiary-level hospitals in Liaoning Province, China.ParticipantsA total of 1209 nurses were recruited for this study. Registered nurses who work full time with at least 1 year of work experience were eligible as subjects. Exclusion criteria were nurses who work indirectly with patients, such as in education, administration or research.Primary and secondary outcome measuresQuestionnaires consisting of the work-related Quality of Life Scale, the Nurse Leadership Scale and the Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire, as well as a demographic data sheet, were used to collect participant information. Pearson’s correlation analysis, hierarchical multiple regression analysis, and asymptotic and resampling strategies were used to analyse the data.ResultsThe mean overall quality of work life score among Chinese nurses was 3.50±0.60. After adjusting for demographic characteristics, clinical leadership was positively associated with the score of quality of work life (β=0.55, p
ISSN:2044-6055
2044-6055
DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041862